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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Night and Outside the Town Wall.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the poet's goal in the beginning of this play?
(a) A story of redemption for a time without hope.
(b) A true artistic statement.
(c) Fame.
(d) A scathing look at society.

2. How does Mephistopheles feel about mankind?
(a) He looks down upon them.
(b) He feels they are worthy of his attention.
(c) He feels that they are misguided creatures.
(d) He feels as if they are a great amusement.

3. According to God, how does Faust feel about his relationship with Him?
(a) Common.
(b) Confident.
(c) Disgusted.
(d) Confused.

4. Who wrote the section "Dedication"?
(a) Goethe.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Marlow.
(d) Johnson.

5. What is Wagner's relationship with Faust?
(a) He is Faust's cousin.
(b) He is Faust's student.
(c) He is Faust's nephew.
(d) He is Faust's caretaker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the clown profess to wanting for this play during "Prelude on the Stage"?

2. What does God believe will happen if Mephistopheles meets Faust?

3. What is Faust doing in his first appearance in this play?

4. What does the author profess sadness over in "Dedication"?

5. In "Dedication," what does the author ultimately decide is more important than fame?

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